Welcome back John Tuck Families!

I am so excited to be entering a new school year with your students!

My name is Jill Jorgensen and I have the great pleasure of being the School Counselor at John Tuck Elementary. I look forward to working with you and your student(s), and to helping your student(s) succeed to meet their own personal goals for this school year and beyond. Our school mission is to provide a positive environment and challenging learning opportunities to support student achievement and produce lifelong learners.

Counseling activities at John Tuck Elementary are diverse and include class lessons, group counseling, brief individual counseling, conflict mediation, and family consultation. Many of these activities will focus on helping students learn ways to build positive social skills, gain confidence in their ability to interact with others, and learn ways to deal with problems and conflicts constructively.

This year we are excited to be utilizing Character Strong Curriculum. For the month of September we are focussing on the character traits of Kindness and Respect. Find out more about Character Strong here . 

We are fortunate to have an Oregon State University-Cascades graduate student, Jordyn Calloway, interning with us. She will be working with many of our students throughout the year, providing support through one on one meetings, small groups and large group lessons. 

I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve your students! If you would like to talk or have ANY questions,  I would love to hear from you.

Jill Jorgensen

jill.jorgensen@redmondschools.org

541-923-4884 ext. 4106

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all students and their parents. I am looking forward to working with you and your children at John Tuck elementary school. I would like to share the following important information with you and ask for your cooperation in providing the necessary documentation and communication regarding your child in order to ensure his/her health and safety.

HEALTH CONCERNS: Please inform your school nurse of any severe allergies, surgeries, accidents, or new health problems that occurred during the summer months or which may occur during the school year.  If your child has a medical condition (e.g. allergy, asthma, diabetes or seizures), this information will be shared with his/her teacher and other staff members working with your child. 

IMMUNIZATIONS:  In accordance with the Redmond School Policy and Oregon State Law, documentation of immunizations are required for all students.  Oregon State Law and Regulations provides for exclusion of students from school if immunizations are not up to date. There are two situations in which children who are not appropriately immunized may be admitted to school:  1.) a medical exemption is allowed if a physician submits documentation attesting that an immunization is medically contraindicated; and 2.) a nonmedical exemption  is allowed if a parent or guardian completes the online exemption course through the Oregon Health Authority. If you have an insurance issue please contact the nurse for assistance and direction.

MEDICATIONS:  Per school district policy, no child is to take or carry prescription or over the counter medication to school, with the exception of Insulin, an Epi Pen, or an inhaler.  A physician's order must accompany all medications to be given during the school day. If a student must receive medications in school (including students in need of emergency medications such as Epi Pen, inhalers, Diastat) both parental permission and a physician order prior to administering medication is required. A prescription label is acceptable in lieu of an doctor’s order.  A Parent Authorization for Medication Form is to be completed and signed by the parent. This form along with the prescribed medication in its original container must be brought to school by the parent/guardian. Ask your pharmacist to divide your child's medication into 2 bottles, each with its own label so that one can be kept at home and one can be kept at the school. Any medication not picked up by the parent/guardian at the end of the school year will be disposed of, it will not carry over to the next year.

Students with ASTHMA, DIABETES, SEIZURES, AND LIFE THREATENING ALLERGIES:  Emergency Action Plans and doctors’ orders must be submitted to the nurse each year at the start of school. We ask parents of these students to sign a Release of Information form to improve communication between the school and the student’s medical provider. 

CONCUSSIONS/INJURIES/SURGERIES:  If your child sustains a concussion, an injury or had surgery a doctor’s note is required to excuse the student from Physical Education class and sport activities. The nurses’ office along with guidance and teachers will work together if educational accommodations are needed. Physician clearance must be completed in order to resume physical and cognitive activities. All doctor notes for concussion/injury/surgery should be given to the nurse by the student in order for her to assess and speak to the student directly on his/her return to school.